Sentences with phrase «get whittled»

There's also always the fear that certain treats designed to be chewed on will get whittled down to sizes small enough to swallow.

The toys do get whittled down over time but this process takes much longer than it does for most other flavored chews on the market.

«It's going to get whittled away from the margins.»

Each month that passes, we see his promise to fund 20,000 units of supportive housing get whittled further and further down.

But you know what happens to bids in negotiations: They get whittled away, the terms get changed, and, sometimes, the whole negotiation breaks down under the force of an ultimatum from one of the parties involved.

«This is the beginning of the erosion of the classic nation state hegemony — it's getting whittled away»

I liked the discussion of how a certain actor was conveying so much with his eyes that his deathbed soliloquy got whittled down to a single line of dialogue; it's these signs of cultivated wisdom that make Affleck easier to listen to than your average Park City protégé.

While the field of manuscript entries gets whittled down over the course of several months, it's important for hopeful authors to remember the contest process.

Our combatants were getting whittled down.

I liked Soviet Assault too (especially that poor bastard Capt. Malashenko), but I got the impression there was a whole complete game that ended up getting whittled down to a handful of new missions.

It gets whittled down, whittled down and whittled down to the point where all that's happening is what could've happened anyway.

The unleashing led to more than 1,200 initial ideas for the Justice 2020 initiative, which got whittled down, and then whittled down further through a Dragon's Den - type affair with Pentney and a few other senior staff open to being «sold» on the best ones.

Not exact matches

You must still be cognizant of the taxable implications of the surrender, but penalty - free withdrawals allow you to whittle the annuity down without getting slammed by an onerous surrender charge.

Those who bankrolled the Korean War didn't get hit quite as badly, but the resulting rise in inflation nevertheless whittled away at their returns as well.

And when I finally got a pocketknife, the first thing I set out to do was whittle a whole army of disciples carved out of soap.

Let me say this — the Playoffs get everyone's competitive juices flowing — especially when the field whittles down to just 4 Teams.

It can be a process to whittle your thoughts down from a conversation such as, «When you get the ball, look up, get up the field quickly and make a strong pass» to «look, go, pass.»

The Warriors got it going in the second half, whittling an eight - point halftime deficit down to nothing almost immediately.

While thing got a bit nervy towards the end as Anfield watched a three - goal lead whittle down to one in a matter of minutes, Klopp chose not to focus on the negatives and to instead highlight just how exciting his rock «n» roll team was on the day:

I'm jumping on the capsule wardrobe train (more on that later), so I've got to whittle down to the -LSB-...]

What little regulation we have is whittled away every year, and without a constitutional amendment, it's likely to only get worse.

From fresh clarity about the gun control debate to whittling down the possibilities of who will get the top job in America's most populous city, here are the five biggest things to watch:

Many of Bali's other subaks (there are 1,200 in all) have been whittled down as land and water get sold for hotels or other real estate development.

After getting back in shape, she used her experience to create The Tracy Anderson Method, an ever - changing set of exercises designed to whittle the body into shape; they helped her drop the 30 pounds she gained while pregnant with her second baby in just four months.

Don't allow yourself to get pulled into «tricks» or «hacks» for weight loss, because there is no secret to whittling your waist.

Dieters who consumed 1,200 to 1,300 milligrams of calcium every day experienced three times the middle - whittling as those getting the same number of calories but less calcium, a University of Tennessee study found.

It only takes 20 minutes to get through this waist - whittling workout you can do anywhere.

The following remedies are fantastic to have on hand for when you cut yourself whittling in the shelter, get bitten by a zombie, pull a muscle running from a zombie, or burn yourself making a fire to cook your dinner.

I've still got a long ways to go (~ 30 lbs), but knowledge is power, and I'm looking forward to watching my waist whittle away now that I've stopped lying to myself.

There's Work It, which includes a mascara, eyeliner, and two shadow sticks to create a pretty daytime look; Get Glowing, a kit that helps you achieve an allover, luminous glow; Glam It Up, a four - piece set geared toward crafting a dramatic evening look (for those who like plummy, pink - y makeup, that is); and finally, the sole skin kit of the group, Korean Skincare Made Simple, which whittles down the 12 - step Korean skin - care regimen to just three (it contains an oil cleanser, konjac sponge, facial milk, and sleep mask).

If you love to whittle, it's probably best to keep this to yourself at first as woodworkers get 14.9 % less communication requests.

This communicates that you are a diva and most men are turned off by the thought of being whittled down by a judgmental woman, if you get what I mean.

This wouldn't be so bad if they had earned the right to beat you, but when you spend a lot of time slowly whittling them down through some clever strategizing, it feels undeserved to keep getting knocked out just for taking your time and being careful.

It's almost a problem (a good problem mind you), as we're already struggling to whittle down the current selection of titles to just 25 best Nintendo Switch games, especially after losing months to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, going mad with collecting Power Moons in Super Mario Odyssey, dabbling with DOOM and getting seriously truffle hungry in Stardew Valley.

He is on form as Iron Man, three movies worth of whittling down the character and getting him right.

Over at Awards Daily, Sasha Stone has taken it upon herself to whittle down the Best Picture race to a brisk 11 - title list, and it makes for sobering reading: «The Curious Case of Benjamin Button» «The Dark Knight» «Doubt» «Frost / Nixon» «Gran Torino» «Milk» «Rachel Getting Married» «The Reader» «Revolutionary Road» «Slumdog Millionaire» «The Wrestler» I -LSB-...]

Deadline reports that the studio has put the movie on hold for now as Legendary Pictures dudes Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni will continue to develop the project, namely to try and whittle down the $ 120 million budget and get the script in better shape.

It's not only great to help whittle down your list of courses you're interested in, it's a great way to get some nuggets from professors you know you won't encounter through your area of study.

Conservative councillor Jenny Whittle said the authority will look at ways of getting more children from poorer backgrounds into the selective schools.

Also, the schools get less per - student state aid than do public schools, and the money can easily be whittled during times of fiscal stress or by political whim.

When I got home, I looked at a short story I'd written a year or so ago, tried to whittle it down to 1000 words, and began sweating bullets.

Through a whittling process, and a bit of renaming process, now I've got a set of chapters.

After you get rid of that you concentrate on whittling away your student loans.

Once I get my list whittled down to those that meet my criteria, I examine each loan one - by - one.

Use this podcast simply for good ideas as well as for inspiration to keep whittling away at your financial goals, whether that's getting out of debt or socking away money for particular goals.

Tough, but doable — Attention to bill - paying, credit utilization — plus enough cash to whittle down debt — can get it done... (See 30 points)

«We took information from the human world and combined that with our knowledge of dogs and cats and slowly whittled away until we got something that was safe for them and that worked,» she explained.

If you can get rid of the annual fee or whittle it down to something negligible, you can reduce your use of the card to a bare minimum.

As long as you keep whittling his health away from a safe distance, you'll eventually get through to the health bar, and that one doesn't deplete.

Now you should be able to whittle down the amiibo you want to use, and what goodies you're trying to get!